In a remote mountain village in southwest China, there lived a boy named Li Kun. His family was poor, and his parents made a living by farming, struggling to get by. However, Li Kun was clever from a young age, especially sensitive to numbers. While others found math problems tedious, he was engrossed in them as if they were a game. During high school, he secretly learned about stock trading using an old phone he had procured. The signal in the mountain village was weak, so he often squatted on the mountaintop for hours just to check the market trends.

After the college entrance examination, Li Kun did not get into a prestigious university, but he gained attention online due to a simulated stock trading competition. With his remarkable insight, he tripled his “capital” within a week, attracting the notice of a financial professional from Shenzhen. This mentor brought him to the city and recommended him for an internship at a private equity fund. Facing the fluctuations of the real market, Li Kun suffered greatly. His first real trading operation lost 30%, causing him sleepless nights for an entire week.

But the stubbornness of a rural boy kept him from backing down. He worked during the day and studied the market until dawn at night. Gradually, he discovered that he could endure loneliness better than others and was more adept at finding opportunities in subtle data. He studied technical analysis and also learned macroeconomics, gradually forming his unique trading system.

Years later, Li Kun used his savings to set up a personal fund, focusing on quantitative trading. His annualized return exceeded the market average by two times for three consecutive years, earning him the title of “Mountain Village Genius” in the industry. When asked about the secret to his success, he smiled and said, “I just endured a bit more hardship and feared a bit less than others.”

Today, Li Kun is not only a well-known trader but has also built a free internet classroom in his hometown, allowing more rural children to connect with the outside world. He believes that while talent may be important, what determines destiny is an indomitable spirit.